» I'm sorry, but I'm in favor of the warm and fuzzy over protective big sister disapproval. » » I honestly thought you were the one he opened up to the most, with understanding of each other on a fundamental level, and things of that nature. » You're off the hook for not seeing this coming - as I told him, I made it as difficult as possible for anyone to see that my feelings weren't platonic. » I don't want to break his heart. He's had enough of that from family before coming here. » And yes, my urge has been to run as far from this as possible, for my own sake. He can argue that age gaps don't matter, but it's not just math. It's life. Freedom of self, personal growth, categories of goals, all of it. » I want him to be his genuine self, for himself - and I'm scared of getting burned by that, I admit it. » It's one date, but it's also not, you know it. Not if he's felt this way all along, and not with how I feel. » » Also, as far as he's concerned, you know nothing about what he said about family. The illusion of not needing people can be important to Starks.